Number of applications made for those over age 71 increases 155.2 per cent.
Year-over-year growth pattern began in May 2023.
First time since 2016 that application activity ends in positive territory.
Activity up year-over-year and year-to-date.
Numbers represent a reversal of declining year-over-year activity seen in 2022.
Numbers slid for three years running during the same month in previous years.
Results vary widely, depending on data interpretation.